Update: Fate of Pocket Battleship Graf Spee’s Nazi Eagle Still Undecided

The Battle of the River Plate, fought in the South Atlantic in December 1939 was the first naval battle of the Second World War and ended with the scuttling of the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee. While the battle … Continue reading

Matriarchs of Sail Training — the Five Sisters of the Gorch Fock Class

Three years ago, the BBC published an article with the clickbait title of “Why is the US still using a Nazi tall ship?”  The article was about the USCG Cutter Eagle and was OK as far as it went. The title … Continue reading

Coast Guard Tall Ship Eagle – “the Largest Confined Leadership Laboratory”

A well done video  providing an interesting perspective on sail training. Coast Guard Tall Ship “Eagle” [iframe: width=”480″ height=”390″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/gA84Z2kFYdc?rel=0″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen] … Continue reading